Don't feel like going outside in that heat? Let's go back to mid April and the comforting darkness of #littledevil in #tilburg when #gruesome and #Exhumed unleashed their #deathmetal tunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_K-qStbGo&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvDVV9SVwparRnnwbQk6bYl4

Fans of #heavymusic got their fill tonight at #patronaathaarlem Four bands covering a wide spectrum shared the stage: #hulder #kylesa #OranssiPazuzu and #solstafir The last two had toured together in November 2024. We were reminded how well they complement each other. What a fun, eclectic gig.

It’s #thursdeath again! The new #soulburn is out. It’s a bit of a departure from previous releases but still provoked a good deal of foot tapping and head banging. Give it a listen. https://soulburn666.bandcamp.com/album/quantifying-cosmic-doom

Here are some photos of the #sinsaenum and #possessed gig that took place last night at #baroeg #deathmetal

Let #deathmetal beat the Tuesday blues! The newly rebuilt #baroeg in #rotterdam hosted #sinsaenum and #possessed No neck was spared! Much of what we call Death Metal today wouldn’t be the same without Jeff and Possessed, we are always grateful to hear these tunes live. Both the band and the […]

Back to the Netherlands right on time for yet another fine #deathmetal concert at #musicon This was a mid afternoon affair with #damnation #AshenTomb and #inhumancondition on their first European tour. We couldn’t really say no to that. Good vibes, great music. Go and see them if they play near you!

2/ The festival proceeded with #sabathan and headliners #thelaws who played a selection of fan favorites from Brazilian legends #sarcofago Co-founder Gerald Incubus and early drummer Armando Leprous joined in. #vomitmessiah closed the evening. All of this was […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

1/ Once in a while a gig is announced months in advance with scant details yet you know right away it will be one not to miss. That was the case for the fest put together by #blackkhaosassault at #magasin4 in #brussels featuring #FiliiNigrantiumInfernalium […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

2/ The last day of #southofheaven 2026 ended with #nola veterans #corrosionofconformity (seen too seldom on this side of the world) #cavaleraconspiracy (revisiting #chaosad for most people’s delight) and headliners #BlackLabelSociety (as heavy as a heavy […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

1/ #southofheaven 2026 is over. The last day was dry and sunny, started for us with #FlotsamAndJetsam (finally! they rock) #deathtoall (always awesome) and #septicflesh (a nighttime gig in a dark venue would have been a better match for their musical style though they made the most of the situation)

3/ #thrashmetal giants #megadeth closed day two of #southofheaven 2026. They showed how a set can cover both newer material and older classics. Each song was delivered with the same incisive technique. Thinking this is very probably the last time they play in […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

2/ #anthrax and #sepultura got warm receptions from the crowd at #southofheaven We thought Anthrax stood out for their high energy, positive, infectious #thrashmetal romp. They played a brand new song from their upcoming album.

1/ Back to #maastricht for the second edition of #southofheaven It wouldn’t be a Dutch open air festival without cold showers but luckily last year’s glacial winds didn’t make an appearance. We got there on Saturday afternoon right on time to enjoy […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

We haven’t posted on #thursdeath for sometime. We thought we should correct that and go to the doomy side, with the latest release from #godthrymm who champions the hallowed formula of the #peacevillethree https://godthrymmdoom.bandcamp.com/album/projections

Had to go to #bathory street while in Budapest

In #budapest for a few days, went to #robot for an evening of #deathblackmetal music featuring #crypticremains #carcinoma and #abyssal#carcinoma#crypticremains#deathblackmetal#robot#budapestiked the venue and all three bands. Abyssal and Carcinoma continue to tour Europe (including NL later this week). Go and see them play if you can.

At the beginning of April, #mainstagedenbosch welcomed #nails #exodus #carcass and #kreator#carcass#exodus#nails#mainstagedenboschyou missed that tour or just want to bang your head on this public holiday, check out this playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUNshGQwK4w&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvDpZ1Ck65cNYF1jnzZ5aEFH

Are you in the Netherlands this weekend? Are you looking for a metal/punk gig? There are 18 events that may interest you, up and down the country. Take your pick. Check out https://amsterdammetalscene.net/events/

Flashback to the end of March when we went down to #thecave for #grindsterdam featuring #blindtothebars #my_minds_mine and #kandarivas#my_minds_mine#blindtothebars#grindsterdam#thecaveps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCOpwM-5-7I&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCYl83gaLetx8VyEsBHVIR7

Big Ass Metal Fest 45 just took place at #dbsutrecht Not sure how we missed the first 44 but the most important is that we finally had the opportunity to see #deadhead on stage. The #deaththrash veterans played with #escarnium and #shinigami Some killer bands […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

At the end of March, we were in #Eindhoven for the #grindhoven festival featuring #goreforce5 #vominoir #kandarivas #whoresnation #blockheads #plf #haemorrhage and #schirencplayspungentstench#haemorrhage#plf#blockheads#whoresnation#kandarivas#vominoir#goreforce5#grindhoven#eindhoven, it was quality stuff. See it for yourself here […]

Four Scandinavian heavyweights descended upon #leiden In order of appearance #deathmetal brutes #vomitory #sognametal heroes #Vreid #blackmetal tyrants #abbath and #roswell conspiracy theorists #hypocrisy#roswell#abbath#blackmetal#Vreid#sognametal#vomitory#deathmetal#leidenat acoustics of the Stadsgehoorzaal (a venue new to us) made this a very special treat.

Three riders of steel descended upon #occii in #amsterdam tonight. #dodentocht #Eremit and #nekus joined forces to promote #deathmetal and #deathdoom#deathmetal#nekus#Eremit#dodentocht#amsterdam#occiire not super familiar with their material and now will have to correct that sad state of affairs. Highly recommended.

Nothing can stop #deathmetal Not even a burning Marshall amp. That’s what we learnt tonight at #MusicOn The #denhaag venue was hosting #deranged #cadavericincubator #warpchamber and #cardiacarrest Each of them has its own spin on the genre yet it’s clear they […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Amsterdam Metal Scene gets a home on the Web at https://amsterdammetalscene.net/index.html You will find two things that may be of interest. First, a blog. Right now, that has the same content as on Mastodon. Eventually, this will be extended with the trove of […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

There’s nothing like a #deathmetal gig on a Monday evening. #gruesome started as a #death and #chuckschuldiner worship band and established itself as a force to be reckoned with. #Exhumed is a leader of the #goremetal sub-genre. Both bands kill, are great fun […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Three weeks ago, we were at the #p60 for a quality #blackmetal evening with #gorgoroth #patristic #tyrmfar and #lomsk#tyrmfar#patristic#gorgoroth#blackmetal#p60can witness some of it from the comfort of your favourite location with this fine playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz-2ValOe8M&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvBoSpp7Vo47AdqCIQ12ayfN

We greatly enjoyed the whole of #athousandlostcivilizations at #magasin4 in Brussels. It showcased a plethora of talent mostly in the #deathmetal and #blackmetal#deathmetal#magasin4#athousandlostcivilizationsenes. This footage captures some of the intensity of the festival […]

Every time we see a gig at #mainstagedenbosch it’s a Clash of the Titans type bill with metal heavyweights. Today was no exception. #nails #exodus #carcass and #kreator#carcass#exodus#nails#mainstagedenboschred the stage and all dropped head banging tunes one after another. We thought Carcass gave a particularly great performance.

Weird how life is. You don’t get any live #grindcore for ages then two festivals come one after another. After #grindhoven we went to #thecave for Grindsterdam featuring #blindtothebars #my_minds_mine and a second serving of Japanese grind from #kandarivas who […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

#grindcore doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. Luckily the #grindhoven festival in, well Eindhoven obviously, puts the spotlight on that musical genre across the globe. The 2026 edition gave the stage to #goreforce #vominoir #kandarivas #whoresnation […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Another evening with lots of gigs within easy reach. This time we were at the very foggy #p60 in Amstelveen to witness Norwegian #blackmetal royalty #gorgoroth accompanied by #patristic #tyrmfar and #lomsk#tyrmfar#patristic#gorgoroth#blackmetal#p60 kicked serious ass.

Several metal gigs are happening this weekend in close proximity to each other. We went to #MusicOn for an evening of #deathmetal and #thrashmetal with #stigmatized #anomic and #sabiendas#anomic#stigmatized#thrashmetal#deathmetal#musicond performances from the underground.

Do you like #deathmetal and #blackmetal ? Of course you do! Did you miss #immolation #marduk and #mayhem#marduk#immolation#blackmetal#deathmetaln they toured Europe together back in February? Fear not, there's some footage from their gig in Utrecht here […]

Flashback to January when we saw #Coltaine and #faetooth#coltainein Utrecht. The latter will soon start a US tour. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQiaGxQesM&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvAh5pfTHr77fZCkSWlUWtK2

Day four of #athousandlostcivilizations managed to outdo the other three days, with #erbeetazhak #venefixion (best rendition of Chapel of Ghouls this side of the Atlantic) #beyondman #kringa #obliteration #the_true_possession and finally Canada’s number one […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Day three of #athousandlostcivilizations in Brussels had the pedal to the metal from start to finish. We saw #terrifiant #profanation #owlswoodsgraves #herzog #volahn and #misthyrming#volahn#herzog#owlswoodsgraves#profanation#terrifiant#athousandlostcivilizationsof quality acts from the underground that we had wanted to see for some time.

Day two of #athousandlostcivilizations went from #blackmetal and #punk to #moviesoundtrack with #solfatare #tabularasa #BRÅND #NoFuture and #fabiofrizzi who took us on a trip down Zombi infested lanes and revisited the soundtracks of #luciofulci#fabiofrizzi#nofuture#tabularasa#solfatare#moviesoundtrack#punk#blackmetal#athousandlostcivilizations

Went south to Brussels for #athousandlostcivilizations at #magasin4 Day one had #abysmaldescent #zulxaxeku #dikasterion #spiritpossession #Malthusian #deathworship and #deathhammer The festival offers 3 more days of extreme music ahead, with an even more […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

#witchclubsatan announced a last minute gig at #occii We were going to spend a quiet Saturday night but thought hey why not go and enjoy some punk/folk infused feminist #blackmetal#occii#witchclubsatanut of respect for the coven, we have way fewer photos than usual. We will just say this was an eye opening experience.

#earthband 's tour of Europe has ended. If you missed it, fear not, we have some footage from their gig at #Tolhuistuin#earthbandat the end of January: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRaBvy1y1CU&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvB4QWjmNf3fyUNlMlUsWGFj

When #immolation #marduk and #mayhem tour together, you know you are in for a treat. The NY #deathmetal veterans opened the evening with technicality and brutality. On the #blackmetal side, Marduk was unstoppable and Mayhem gifted us tunes covering all its […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Do you miss #gorefest like we do? Luckily #gorefunest is active and belts out killer covers of the #deathmetal#gorefunest#Gorefestegend. See it for yourself with this playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKvJLZO77P0&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCt3V05IVCtO-uQKISSvGOV

A few days ago, we promised more #doommetal soon. This was correct yet not accurate. We crossed over to misty Amsterdam Noord to see #earthband play at #Tolhuistuin with Nataša Grujović & Steve Moore opening. As Steve Moore so eloquently put it, bands and […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

#Patriarkh completed their European tour with #arkona #hate and #hallsofoblivion It was a blast, we are glad we made time for their gig at the #p60 in #amstelveen#p60#hallsofoblivion#hate#arkona#patriarkh smoky footage immortalises it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD-Kt4C4wPQ&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvBej-aPYjwM5_773HI9xW4R

Doom over #dehellingutrecht courtesy of #aufhebung #Coltaine and #faetooth The female doom trio had played at last year’s Roadburn and we were keen to see them on stage again. This was satisfying, their fairy doom filled a gap in our soul. Openers Aufhebung […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

We can’t have #gorefest but fortunately we can have #gorefunest Tonight at Soundville in #rotterdam#gorefunest#Gorefesthey delivered goosebump inducing covers of Gorefest classics. We never experienced the real thing unfortunately but this tribute was awesome. The Eindhoven insanity has become Rotterdam’s…

First gig of 2026 at the #p60 down in #amstelveen We got there a bit late so missed the opening act but got to enjoy #hallsofoblivion #hate #arkona and #patriarkh#arkona#hate#hallsofoblivion#amstelveen#p60played in the Netherlands last year. It was good to see them again with bands that are somewhat rare on this side of the continent.

As the year ends, there is time for one more list: your favourite live footage featuring #revocation #oranssipazuzu #napalmdeath #darkangel and other fine #metal#darkangel#napalmdeath#OranssiPazuzu#revocationds that played in the Netherlands in 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwdV7riGZUs&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCYcA_B47j80NhMcm1AssPc

By now you have all grown sick of #aoty #aoty2025 lists, right? Bear with us, we have one more for you to suffer through! 😁 Here are the 10 #metal releases that hit us the hardest, in alphabetical order. This wasn’t exactly easy as 2025 was full of new high […] [Original post on metalhead.club]